Venezuela taps Chavez' cousin to replace Ramirez at Oil Ministry

CARACAS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas
Maduro on Tuesday named Asdrubal Chavez, cousin of the late
president Hugo Chavez, to replace Rafael Ramirez as the new oil
and mining minister.

The announcement was part of a broader cabinet shuffle in
the OPEC country, as the economy sags and annual inflation soars
above 60 percent.
(Reporting by Caracas newsroom; Editing by Ken Wills)